{"id":70189,"date":"2024-03-12T00:53:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T00:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/indias-agni-5-can-carry-multiple-nuke-warheads-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T00:53:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T00:53:03","slug":"indias-agni-5-can-carry-multiple-nuke-warheads-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/indias-agni-5-can-carry-multiple-nuke-warheads-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Agni-5 can carry multiple nuke warheads | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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India has successfully test-fired a domestically developed ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday.<\/p>\n

Modi said he was “proud” the launch of “the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology”, in comments on social media platform X.<\/p>\n

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Proud of our DRDO scientists for Mission Divyastra, the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The MIRV technology enables the Agni-5 to carry several nuclear warheads at once, so they can split up and hit different targets.<\/p>\n

Modi did not give further details of the launch, but India has previously test-fired multiple Agni-5 missiles, developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation.<\/p>\n

Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh said on X that India had “joined the select group of nations” capable of the missile technology.<\/p>\n

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India today successfully tested Mission Divyastra – the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology and joined the select group of nations who have MIRV (Multiple Independently Targetable\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rajnath Singh (\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930) (@rajnathsingh) March 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Agni, meaning “fire” in Sanskrit, is the name given to a series of rockets India developed as part of a guided missile development project launched in 1983.<\/p>\n

Read also: India to procure nuclear-capable missiles worth $2.36b<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

While the shorter-range Agni-I and II were mainly developed with traditional rival Pakistan in mind, analysts say later versions with a longer range reflect the shift in India’s focus towards China.<\/p>\n

India has deepened defence cooperation with Western countries in recent years, including in the Quad alliance with the United States, Japan and Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n